EAST LONGMEADOW – James Christensen’s arm didn’t feel at its best when the right-hander was warming up.

However, when he took the mound for the game, his arm felt and performed just fine.

Christensen fired two innings of scoreless relief Thursday to help host East Longmeadow to a 3-2 victory over Westfield in an independent high school baseball game.

“My arm really didn’t feel that good, but once I saw the situation I was going to be put in, everything numbed up and I put myself into go-mood,” said Christensen, who earned the save. “I knew what I had to do.

“We got the win, that’s all that matters, and I’m glad I could do my part.”

The Spartans climbed to 12-1, while Westfield stayed one win away from qualifying for the Western Massachusetts Division I tournament at 9-4.

“It was a hard-fought game between two of the better teams battling it out,” said Westfield pitcher Adam Chrzanowski. “We didn’t win, but maybe we’ll see them again in the playoffs.”

The game took its shape in the fourth inning, when Steve Moyers’ hopper down over the third base bag plated Rob Mack to put East Longmeadow ahead 2-1. Christensen followed with a suicide squeeze, knocking in Mike Barthelette for a two-run lead.

Westfield got a run back in the fifth when Chrzanowski doubled, went to third on a ground out and scored on a wild pitch to pull the Bombers within one.

But Christensen did the rest, facing just one batter over the minimum in his two innings, helped by a double play in the seventh.